Chinese🍜 Noodles & pasta

Fried Soft Noodles (Plain Chow Mein)

Name: Fried Soft Noodles (Plain Chow Mein)
Total time: 15 min
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: ~3-4 tbsp Vegetable oil; ~½ medium Onion; ~¼ tsp Salt; ~¼ tsp MSG (monosodium glutamate); ~2 packs Soft fried noodles (Lucky Boat brand); ~2 tbsp Light soy sauce; ~1 tbsp Dark soy sauce; ~2 stalks Spring onions; ~1 cup Bean sprouts

⏱ 15 min

A classic Chinese takeaway soft fried noodles recipe, also known as plain chow mein. Demonstrated by a chef with nearly three decades of Chinese takeaway cooking experience, showing how to recreate the restaurant-quality charring and wok hei flavor at home.

Adapted from a video by Ziang's Food Workshop

Chinese Takeaway Fried Soft Noodles 🍳🍜 AKA Plain Chow Mein 🤤😋

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Ingredients

Vegetable oilGenerous amount~3-4 tbspest.
Onion~½ mediumest.
SaltPinch~¼ tspest.
MSG (monosodium glutamate)Pinch~¼ tspest.
Soft fried noodles (Lucky Boat brand)~2 packsest.
Light soy sauce~2 tbspest.
Dark soy sauce~1 tbspest.
Spring onionsFresh~2 stalksest.
Bean sprouts~1 cupest.

Steps

1
Heat plenty of vegetable oil in a hot wok.
2
Once the oil is hot, add diced onions with a pinch of salt and MSG, then toss to combine.
3
Add the soft fried noodles to the wok and let them sit on the base without moving for 10-15 seconds. Season with salt and MSG.
4
Flip the noodles and let them set again to develop charring and wok hei flavor. Repeat this process, alternating between flipping and letting them sit.
5
Pour in light soy sauce and dark soy sauce, mixing well. Continue stir-frying until the moisture from the soy sauce has evaporated.
6
Add fresh spring onions and bean sprouts, adding the bean sprouts last to keep them bright, vibrant, and crunchy.
7
The dish is ready. Serve and enjoy the charred, aromatic fried noodles.

Fried Soft Noodles (Plain Chow Mein)

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